Welcome to Move8, a digital health platform by AFitnessToday.
We advocate for Sports Inclusion and Health Equity, cutting down barriers of entry to sports, fitness and wellness programs. We work with community groups throughout Asia Pacific and run programs for elders, women and youth communities to close the gap so that persons with disabilities (PWDs), B40s, refugees, stateless and vulnerable persons are not left behind. Optimum health and wellness are a basic human right and must be available to all layers of society. Move8 creates opportunities to be Fit for Good. It’s good to be Fit, but wouldn’t it be great if we could be Fit for Good while we’re at it?
Why
Lifestyle diseases like hypertension, strokes, Type 2 diabetes, dementia and Alzeheimer’s are rising more so than ever with non-communicable diseases, or NCDs now the silent pandemic, responsible for two-thirds of deaths globally. UNFPA reports that by 2050, one in four people in Asia Pacific will be over 60 years old. The population of older persons (aged over 60) in the region will triple between 2010 and 2050, reaching close to 1.3 billion people.
What
Our mission is to inspire people living in Asia Pacific nations to embrace a Fit for Good mindset through education, action and lived experience. Inspired by science-backed research that helps one achieve mental and physical health, our cofounders co-created Move8 to ensure sports, fitness and wellness is accessible and achievable by all layers of society so anyone can MOVE IT – anywhere, anyhow, with a pay-it-forward twist.
Support
Over 3,000 people have gone through Move8 programs. We collaborate with governments, local city councils, corporations and community groups and invite sports club managers and corporate HR to sign up for a Move8 program. Our profit-for-purpose business model means that profits from programs and merchandise sold go towards MoveAID community services, where we bring movement assistance to the elderly, infirmed and PWDs.
Move8 has no affiliation to WHO.
Move8 has no affiliation to WHO. This video is shared using the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Intergovernmental Organization (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO) licence.
Programs sold on the Move8.org Marketplace support MoveAID.org free community programs.